bone idle
extremelylazy:
懒极了He never does anyexercise- he'sboneidle.他从不锻炼身体——他懒极了。
not willing to work or use effort
- lazyHe's one of the laziest people I've ever met.
- indolentSome of my classmates are indolent in their health habits.
- slothfulTelevision and video games have bred a generation of slothful teens.
- work-shyUKI don't want your work-shy cousin living with us indefinitely!
- idleUKHe's an able student, just idle.
Laziness and lazy people
- bludger
- bum around
- CBA
- clock-watcher
- clock-watching
- indolently
- layabout
- lazily
- laziness
- lazy
- lie
- shiftless
- shirker
- skiver
- slacker
- slackness
- time-serving
- unambitious
- vegetable
- work-shy
Examplesofbone idle
bone idle
I will not say that they have beenboneidle, but they have not carried out their duty.
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As to the beef on the bone ban, they have gone from beingboneidleto being bone headed.
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They are merely beingboneidle.
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Some will have difficulty getting up in the morning, not just because they areboneidle, but because they have little or no experience of the workplace.
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What was not known to the arbiter—and perhaps it was irrelevant for him —was that the tenant wasboneidle, a had farmer and owed money all round the country.
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Onslow is proudlyboneidleand out of condition, and eats, drinks, and sleeps until noon.
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- race-baiter
- race-baiting
- race-baiting
- race car
- race-car
- race car driver
- race-car-driver
- racecourse
- raced
- race discrimination
- race-discrimination
- race equality
- race-equality
- race-gender-etc-card
- racehorse
- raceme
- race meet
- race-meet
- race meeting
- race-meeting
- racemic
- race-neutral
- race-neutral
- race organizer
- racer